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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
A saving President.
Savannah Nowsl


President Cleveland is said to he
,syjng three fifths OF his salary. This
is thrifty showing for a newly-mar'
RED man, to say the least Of 1t. Despite
ell the talk one hears about the INSULT
cheney Of the presidential salary, there
is no doubt that il is not only ample tor
all the requirements of the office, but
sufficiently large to allow OF the saving
of snug little fortune every
wear besides. He has no bills TO
ray for rent, heating, or lighting,
and the staff OF messengers and door
keepers provided at Government ex-
pense is sufficiently large TO obviate the
necessity OF hiring many servants out OF
the presidential purse. The hye state
dinners required to be given each year
are, comparatively speaking, inexpen-
siye affairs. Probably none OF them
ever cost over $500 or 500 ut the out
side. The flowers. which are ordinarily
a matter OF considerable expense, are
furnished by the White-House con-
seryafory and tie lighthouses oil the
congressional gardens and the music y
furnished by the Marine Band. At the
receptions nothing is served, not
even ice.water. There is absolutely
no expense whatever attached q
them vszy resls'e p'1|, 9 = Z. i
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
IRELAND'S CAUSE.
Americans Protesting Against the
Proposed Coercion Bill.
lBy telegraph to the Dispatch. J

lBy telegraph 10 the Diapach-l
rm1ADELPHIA, April IA mass
meeting which promises to be one of
tie largest ever held in Philadelphia is
announced for Monday evening next at
the Academy of Music, to protest
against the enactment of the proposed
COERCION bill by the British Govern
mont. Ex-Attorney-General Brewster
will preside, and every living Governor
of Pennsylvania, the mayor of Phiia-
delphia, the editors of the leading jour
mails, Congressman Randall, and other
prominent persons have accepted invi-
tations to be present.
ALBANY, \. Y, April In the
Senate this morning Mr.. Murphy in
troGuced the following:
Whereas the English Government is
again about to resort to cruel aud CO.
ercive measures in its treatment OF
Irish affairs, madly proposing to SO far
forget itself and the rights OF its sub
ictts as to seek to infringe upon the
great bulwark of English liberty
(thc right of trial by jury, in seeking
to enact q laY by which lrishmen may
be dragged from their homes and tried
before English juries for alleged politi-
cal offences and whereas the history
of centuries prove that England's gov
eminent of ireland has been one Of
oppression and misrule and is alone re-
suonsible for the alleged lawlessness
which il now seeks to repress by cruel
and cocrcive legislation and whereas
we believe that home rule is the only
balm for the wounds of unfortunate
Ireland and the only guarantee for the
peace and prosperity of that distracted
country therefore
Rcsolccd, That this Senate does
hereby protest in thcnam of humanity
against the enactment of the proposed
coercion bill by the English Govern
ment, and send greeting to William E.
Gladstone and Charles Stewart Parnell
in their noble and humane effort to
prevent such cruel, unjust, and tyran-
nical legislation as that proposed by the
British Ministry, and their endeavors
to secure for Ireland the inestimable
boon of home rule.
After few speeches Mr.. Murphy's
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Like resolutions were introduced in
the Assembly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Sed;tjOUs SOciaiistic Talk.
rpu tnlecra.rh 10 the nlsnnfchl


CHICAGO, April AT meeting of
tie United Labor Socialist party last
night various candidates for Office adj
dressed large audience. Matthew
Schmiedinger forotold the success OF
tie Socialist ticket from top to bot
tom. He then made new point.
"Whon we have elected orr men" he
said, "then will come the tug of war.
Then the old tyrants, our longtime
masters, by any and every subterfuge
will keep us out of our rights. They
will exhaust the technicalities of law to
prevent the seating of our men. |, in
this place, tell them to beware. If they
try to defraud us of the election, as
they have for many years past, We will
arise in our might. We will carry fire,
bullet. and halter to the doors OF the
palace erected by plumber. We will
Show them that we can use weapons OF
destruction to some purpose. This
was received with unbounded approval.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
The Indicted Chicago BoodIers.

10y tclcRIhpu w suo bispdtShI
CHICAGO, April When Judge An
thOuy arrived at the door of his court
room this morning he could hardly
crowd his way in on account of the den
sity of the throng of indicted boodlers,
present for the purpose of giving bail,
and their friends who came early to
help them. Sheriff Matson followed
the Judge with full list of the in
dicted-twenty-fve in number.
In the case of Mike Wasserman, ex-
commissioner, who is indicted on one
charge of bribery and two ofconspiracy,
the bail was fixed at $4,000 for the
three charges. The bonds given by the
other commissioners and ex-commis
sioners on the list were fixed at amounts
ranging from s., 600 to $1,000, the lat
ter that of "Buck" Mccarthy, whose
indictments contain five counts for
bribery and conspiracy. Besides the
commissioners, ex-commissioners, and
county officials On the indicted list,
are pine contractors and dealers in fur
niture, supplies, etc. At 2 z. Nj. most
of them had secured bail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Lord Cadsgsn's Land mi.


LONDON, April 1.-The Acps says:
The land bill introduced by Lorf
Cadagan in the House Of Lords vester-
day convicts the Ministry Of the grossest
Inconsistency and entirely justines Mr.
parnelI's action during last autumn's
session OF Parliament The first thing
that strikes in the order of Lord Cada-
CAMS speech is, that inadequate rs the
bill may be, it entirely dispenses with
the necessity for coercion, or rather it
would if the necessity existed. Balfour
argues that an illegal combination pre-
vents tenants in Ireland from paying
their rents. Lord Cadagan formally
admits that the tenants are eyicted for
not paving impossible rents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Personal.

Prince Victor Albert Jay Dhulip
Singh, son of Maharajah Dhulip Singh,
has passed qualifying examination for
a cadetship in the Royal Military Col
lege at Sandhurst.
Relic-hunters have stolen Tom Ochil-
trees silk umbrella, gold cane, and dia-
mond scarf.pins, and fears are now
entertained that they will also steal his
head for q sunset effect.
NJ. Camille Flammarion suggests
that the only way of obtaining accurate
knowledge as to the composition of the
interior Of the globe is to excayate
gigantic hole several thousand yards in
depth.
Mr.. Sol. Smith Russell is going TO
settle in Minneapolis with his father-il-
law, Mr.. William 7. Adams. The lat
ter, best known az "Oliver Optic" is
now nearly sixty-fve years old and has
begun to lose health.
Benjamin Richardson, the owner of
the historic Washington coach, is one
of the eccentric rich men of New
York. He lives in a little, tumble
down house in Harlem, but is reported
TO be worth upwards of s., 900, 900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL.
a Story that shows that Lafitte, the
Pirate, had Good Heart.
alexandria pa.) Town Talk


James L. Flint, citizen of Alexan-
dria. La, relates this accident OF La
fttc, the pirate of The Gulf. The story
was told him by his grandmother, Mrs.
Martha Martin, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Martin settled in the lower part OF
this State about the year 1910. Being
the owner of the Porter plantation on
the Teche, and planting largely of cane,
ne needed of course supplies, and par
ticularly salt and iron, which articles
were scarce and hard to get at the time,
owing to war with England in l0l2-'l5.
He knew the desired articles could be
obtained from Lafitte, and after some
searching found bin at his rendezvous,
on one of the little islands of the
coast of this State.
Mr.. Martin, after securing all he
wanted, started for home with his boat
we'll loaded, but in a storm the next
day all on board, including the cargo,
were lost except Mr.. Martin, who was
cast upon an island. While on this
lonely island he was found by Lafitte
a few days after the accident Latitte's
timely arrival saved his life, and after
bearing the cause of Mr.. Martin s misfor-
tune, returned to his rendezvous, taking
him with him and after stay Of several
DAYS together he loaded another boat
with duplicate cargo for Mr.. Martin,
and saw him safely landed on shore,
and all, too, without charge. Some
time after this Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
were returning on a visit to their home
at Nashville, before the battle OF New
Orleans. Crossing Berwick's bay at
point now called, / think, Morgan
CITY. and while they were eating break
fast in the hotel, LATTE, disguised,
made himself known to them. and it
was then that Mr.. Martin had it in his
power and did do for LATTE what La
fitte had done for him and it was then
Mat Lafitte gave him letter to be de-
livered to the Governor of the State, or
possibly General Jackson, who was
personal friend of Nr. Martin. Mrs.
Martin never knew the contents of this
letter, but she believed it contained La
fitto's offer or an offer to assist General
Jackson il a pardon was granted him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
WONDERFUL. II RELIABLE.
4 Process which VIII RcyoiufiOniAe
the Art Of Steel Tooimaking.

the Art Of Steel TooimaIGing.
4 Washington telegram SAYS: Two
Kentuckians-one of them a black
smith-recently called at the Navy De
partment and announced that they had
discovered "a process of treating steel
which, if their claims are borne out by
the facts, will practically reyolutionize
the art of steel toolmaking. They did
not divulge the nature of the invention
further than to intimate that it related
TO the chemical bath in which the tool
is immersed in the tempering process.
The callers asserted that by their
method of treatment the commonest
grades Of metal, such as shear or cast
steel, could be so tempered, in the
matter of hardness and tOughness, as
to fully equal the best grades OF tool
steel. An ordinary pair OF cheap cast
steel scissors could be treated, without
disconnecting the blades, 50 as TO cut
and hold an edge as well rs the best
English tool-shears.
An experimentwas made on the blade
of Secretary Whitney's pOcket-knife,
with the result that it was possible to
cut or white an ordinary steel key
without apparent injury to the blade.
Moreover, the results Of the treatment
are asserted to be SO under control that
it is possible to temper steel to any
degree of hardness or toughness
that may be required by the
use for which it is intended. SO
impressed was the Secretary by
the claims of the inventors that, after
consultation with the chief of the Blu
reau of Ordnance, he decided to permit
the process to be tested experimentally
at the Washington nayy-yard. Com
modOre Sicard accordingly ordered spe-
cimen bars of steel to be prepared, and
the experiments have already begun.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02

lBy telegraph to The Dispatch.l

SAN FRANcIsco, April 1.-The trial
of DIR. James Hodges, who exploded
the bomb in the Grand Opera-House
here February eth, during the Patti
concert, was held yesterday. Hodges
has heretofore resisted all attempts to
get statement as to his real motive for
exploding the bomb. When placed on
the wiiness-stand to-day, however, ne
spoke freely. He testified that he had
gone to the opera-house with the inten-
ton of ending his life while Patti was
singing, so that he "eould be- her page
in the spirit land. The jury brought
in a verdict of guilty of assault, with in
tent to commit murder.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
FxDcIiod from AIsacc-Lorrainc.

tby AnglOhDofl'hhc hDio VI INC DEpeNhI
PARIS, April I'M. Antoine, pro
tester delegate TO the Reichstag from
Metz, has been expelled by the German
Government from Alsace-Lorraine and
conducted to the frontier. This expul-
sion has caused a profound sensation
here. 1t is regarded as a fresh provo
cation intended to exasperate France
and induce the French people to COM
nit some act of retaliation which might
be< declared beyond liberation. The
press with perfect unanimity exhort the
people to maintain n calm demeanor.
II is reported that Antoine will not
come to Paris, but will 60 to Berlin
by way of Belgium, and insist upon
taking the seat in the Reichstag to
winch he was elected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
A Terrible Texan ARRAY.


GALVESTON, Tex, April IA special
to the Nctrs from San Augustine, In
east Texas, nearthe Louisiansline, says {:
A terrible fight occarred this morn
ing ten miles below Hemphill,
in Sabine county, between Cap
tain Scott and his little company
of State Rangers on one side
and old Willis Conner and his sons on
the other. Three of the Conner family
and one Ranger, named Rogers, were IL.
stantly killed, and Captain Scott aud
another of his men badly il not fatally
wounded. One of the Conner boys
escaped, hut the Rangers are in hot
pursuit. The Corners brought on the
fight by firing from ambush upon the
Rangers, who were hunting timber
thfavac
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02

save some little money out Of his s,la-
ry. Mr.. Cleveland will retire at The
end OF his term with not less, certainly,
than $4,000. That is doing better,
probably, than any Of his predecessors
did. 1t assuredly is more than he would
have made at his practice in Buffalo In
four years. On the whole, therefore,
ii can be said without much fear OF
contradiction that the presidential Office
is not half 80 bad an investment finan-
cially as most people have been led to
believe by tho statements appearing
from time to time in the newspapers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Big Rond-Burgiar Arrested.

New YORK, April John Talbot,
noted burglar, whose last exploit was
to open the safe of the produce-com-
mission store OF Andrew H. Miller, in
Philadelphia, and steal 100000 in
bonds and few hundred dollars in
cash, was caught this morning in this
city, and the bonds were recovered.
He said he contemplated holding them
for compromise, and expected to get
$4,000 in cash as a ransom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Mrs. Cameron's Attempted Suicide,

CHICAGO, April IA Nctcs special
from La Crosse, Wis, says: Mrs.
Angus Cameron, wife of Tx United
States Senator Cameron, attempted to
drown herself in the river last evening
She was seen by two men wandering
toward the river. The men followed
her, but she managed to elude them and
plunged into the stream. Search was
made along the stream and her half
frozen body was found and taken from
the water. She was taken to the Inter
national Hotel and was restored to con-
sciousness. She was resting quietly at
late hour. Mrs. Cameron sustained
an injury to her spine in collision on
the Brooklyn and New York ferry, from
the effects of which she has never fully
recovered. A close watch has been
kept of her movements ever since, be-
cause she has not been in her right
mind. Last night she managed to get
ont on the street aud sought to end her
life at the same place where the
Senator's brother committed suicide.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
The Latest Attempt on she Cxar's

rBy Angio-American cable TO the Dispatch.l
BERLIN, April ,1.-Advices received
from St. Petersburg fnlly confirm the
report that another attempt has been
made upon the life of the Gar. It is
learned that Tuesday, while the Car
was exercising in the park connected
with Gatschina Palace, he was fired
upon by an officer of the army, the
ball passing close to his person. The
officer WAS Immediately seized by at
PENDANTS and imprisoned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02

EYw YORK.

INV yoaK. Arrii i.--Cotson quiet: saIsa,
40 balos; upiands, i0s<c. Orleans, 10 ~. 10.
receipts. f.sN iales; exports-to Grsai Britain.
1898 Daies TO tho Continent, 5,1fS bales; sto-k,
50, 81 bales; weekly-net receipts. AjiJ Dsfos,
grors receipts, x2.7g9 bales; exportg--iO Oroat
Britain, i5.e02 bales; 70 france, H5 bales; 70
the Continent. II So tales: saiss, 2.sG eeios:
tive: southern -four quiet but 1rm. Wheat
opened finn but closed weak: options clQse1
heavy and trire lower than yesterday; No
red, April. GA efsi5c., closing nj 81 Nay.
so 3-i6ac2t{c., closing at V2Lc.; June. 81 Bis1
geAc, closing at giysc. Com sslkc. bcttor. bu.
very quiet; options closed weak. No. .. April.
sec., closing az same; May, t9si9He. closing ~
s9kc.; Juno, 49at9;sc.. closing ~ i9,. os,s
without auoiahle change aud moro s.ure; No.
2f7sc.. closing az A,sc. Hops sioaiy ADD quiet.
Cofiee-Fair Rio 1rin % ti525: options fairly
active end firm No. kio. April, ti3 6Jssf3D;
May, sI3G5; June, s13 G5asi3 30 sugar dull snf
mere or less pcml1al; ro1red quiet Molasss
nominal: hottest, lai{c. Rice steady. Cotton
reed oil-Si Has2r. for crude. &harc. for re-
lined Rosir finer nj 81 9)afi.S. Turpsa,ins
dull AT 81 Hssssc. Hides steady. Wool guis. and
easy. Pork steady. Beef steady. Middles dun
and nominal Lard dun. heavy, and sat points
lover; western steam, SIS: May, G.eoaG.o5:
June, s7.7iaS,.si. frslghts dan.
Chicago.
CHICAGO April i.-Cash quotations ~ers
as follows: Hour dull and unchanged. No
apripg wheat, s7tSc.; no. 8 spring wheat, 1ic
No red--no sales. No scorn. ssa3sSc. NAt
cats, 3txc. Mess-pork. tNSoafoA lart,
$50. shortrib sides doose). sssfsos. Dry
.elted shoulders (toxed) piioslc.s. Short
clear sides (boxed), is55asSoo. wbistev. tf.ia
Ina leading futures ranged "a foilovs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
MARRIAGES.
Range Of Thermometer Yesterday:

ABRAHAMS-CO LEMAN.-Married in Rich
mond. Va. March S0th, by Rev. X. u. Pitt. at
his residence, Mr.. MYRON ABRAIiAMS aud
Miss LAURA COLEAAN; both Of Richmond,
Va
CREERY-DYsON.-Na by Rev. r. II.
Pitt. at hls residence, March 31st. Mr.. w.
IRVING CREERY and Miss MARTHA ANN
DYSON.
on Wednesday. March 80. 1881, by Rev. J. b.
Hutson, Mr.. JAMES N CHARLEY and Miss
MAKY J. BAILIR; ootHof Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02

Mr.. Sidney Bartlett, one OF Boston's
best-known lawyers, is eighty eight
yeaIs old, yet his bodily strength is lit
tie impaired and he is said never TO have
exhibited greater intellectual vigor than
in recent argument in an important
case that lie was conducting.
The late John Roach loved to tell
that il was through his connection with
the Navy Department OF the Govern
ment that he became so widely known.
He used TO take pleasure in recounting
his first interview with President Lin
coin, which was also the beginning Of
his labors for the Government. When
Roach brought letter of Introduction
Mr.. Lincoln inquired: what do you
want 2" Nothing" answered Mr..
Roach "but | thought you might want
something OF me-" $50 l do" re-
piled the President "and II you have
brains enough TO build engines that
will make a ship 60 fast enough 10
catch up with those Rebel Now-you-
-bim-and- NOV you-dont's that ara
cutting our merchant vessels into chips
you can go home and make me three
pair Of them"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
The Terminal Applies TO be Listed.
ID anlnr-.r.h, 10 do ni-un..n

New YORK, April 1.-The Richmond
Terminal Company asks the Stock Elk
change to list 100000 of per cent.
collateral trust bonds. The application
states that the surplus earnings of the
Richmond and Danville railroad for the
year ending September 80. 1886, were
equal TO over 9 per cent. on the stock.
and the East Tennessee surplus for
nine months ending March 81, 1887,
amounted to over per cent. on first
preferred stock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
AppOinfrnena.
by telegraph to the Di4atch.l

10y IeIcgfHpH 70 luo DI7EuIVu'I
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Presi-
dent to-day appointed Martin V. Mont
gomery, OF Michigan, to he associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, to succeed Justice
Macarthur, retired. Mr.. Montgomery
is resident of Lansing, and entered
political life in 1870, being elected to
the State Legislature as Democrat.
He was delegate to the st. Louis Ma
tional Convention in 1876, and his APP
pointment as commissioner of patents
was one ef the first of importance by
President Cleveland.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Fatal Railroaa collision.

tpS "ios'"pn W ths DiSpatch-l
NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-Two freight
trains colhded four miles west OF Co
rinth, Miss, this evening, instantly
killing Engineer Hahl and Fireman
Castleburg, both Of the eastbound
train. Csstleburg's body was entirely
burned up. Fifteen or twenty loaded
cars we're destroyed by Gre Immediately
sitkr The collision.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Don't want 10 strike.

F1TTsBURaH, april 1.-The window
glass-workers who have asked for n 10
per cent. advance in wages have decided
not TO strike until another effort is
made to have the matter amicably adj
justed. Officials of the Knights of
ahor have asked for conference
with the Manufacturers Association,
with a view of arranging the diffe-
rencpG
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
DETERMINED TO RIDE.
a Canine who Preferred 10 Exercise
n, Patience Rather Than His Legs.


/ saw an admirable instance OF ca
nine sagacity and perseverance the
other day while looking out of a win
dow facing the starting-place OF the
State-Street cars at Broadway. My
attention was attracted to noble st.
Bernard dog trotting leisurely down
Broadway and evidently with some
objective point in view. He continued
his journey until he reached the car
standing at the terminus in State street,
and there he stopped close beside the
conveyance. When the car started on
its upward journey his royal highness
carelessly boarded the rear platform and
settled comfortably down on his
hannchesin evident contemplation OF his
success in rendering comparatively easy
the trip up the hill. His repose, how
ever, was soon disturbed by the appear
ance OF the conductor from within and
his dogship alighted in rather more OF
hurry than he got on.
Philosopbtr-like, be made no dis
lu1bance, bnt Wnitcd patiently for The
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02

next car, which he boarded with the
1,suitoi sim liar election. II was evi-
dent after several attempts that he
possessed in q great degree that quality
tDat rendered certain scripturai per-
son 20 meek under repeated afiliction,
for / sag the same identical dog get
ON six Xfferentcars, from each OF which
he was unceremoniously "bounced, >
and when last 1 saw him he was walt
ing serenelv for the opportunity TO
make another attempt. His patience
certainly deserved to be rewarded by
the coveted ride.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02
Male s,enographcrs Wanted.

WASHINGTON. d. c., April 1.-The
Civil Service Commission announces
that it is with difficulty that it is able to
supply departmental demand for male
stenogrsphers who are also type
writers, and suggest that competent
persons outside of the District of Co
iunbia who contemplate passing civil.
service examination in stenography and
type-writing 10 so at once. The sala-
riies in .his branch of the public service
range from 81, 900 to 81, 800 per annum.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-02

Racing In England.

tBy Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch.l
LONDON, April 1.-The Leicester
spring meeting began to-day. The
race for the Excelsior breeders foal,
stakes of LOCO sovereigns, for two-year-
olds, was won by Barley Thorpe I; Ro-
bert the Devil (colD second, Juggler
third. The lGst.named was the fayorite.